Abu Khattab al-Kurdi

Abu Khattab al-Kurdi, also called Abou Khattab Al Kourdi, was a commander of the Islamic State who led the Siege of Kobani in 2014-2015.

Biography
Abu Khattab al-Kurdi was a Kurdish Sunni Muslim, and he became a commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the frontier with Turkey during the Syrian Civil War. al-Kurdi was the commander of the assault on Kobani, a Kurdish stronghold on the Turkish border that was put under siege by ISIS in 2014. Although the ISIS troops were able to repel Kurdish forces, the United States and their allies launched drone strikes against ISIS fighting positions, vehicles, and oil refineries near Kobani to help the Kurds defend the town.